Tropicalia Festival 2019

Los Angeles’s premiere taco and music festival, Tropicalia Festival, will return to Pico Rivera Sports Arena Grounds on November 9-10th. The festival will feature a range of bands and musicians with Saturday’s lineup boasting a majority Spanish setup with headliners Los Tigres Del Norte and Caifanes and Sunday’s lineup catering Continue Reading

Futuristic pop queen, Charli XCX, pours her creative soul into her new album, “Charli”

From Myspace princess to futuristic pop queen, Charli XCX claims her name in her new self-titled album, “Charli”, a mix of progressive, synthetic futuristic pop. Pushing those pop boundaries, sometimes she succeeds and sometimes she doesn’t. Ranging dynamically between songs, variety within each song can be hard to find; however, Continue Reading

Azam Ali discusses her new album, becoming an independent artist and what’s next

Azam Ali encapsulates many gifts as an artist.  Born in Iran, schooled in India and having lived in Canada, the LA-based singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist has been named one of the most versatile and gifted singers and composers on the international stage today.   Spending her formative years Continue Reading

Riot Fest Celebrates 15 Years of Rebellion

Riot Fest has been a Chicago Music staple for the last 15 years. It’s a festival (and carnival- lest you forget the Hellzapoppin circus’ support and the beautiful Ferris wheel) that attracts all kinds of attendees of all different age groups. There’s an amazing longevity to the punk scene, among Continue Reading

blink-182 break through their musical boundaries on latest album, NINE

In 2015, Blink-182 stumbled upon hard times when founding guitarist Tom Delonge elected to leave the band in pursuit of extra terrestrial beings, and they haven’t really been the same since. With no new music being released since Neighbourhood’s or the Dogs Eating Dogs EP, Mark and Travis enlisted the Continue Reading

Riot Fest at a Glance: Sunday

Just like that, the weekend was on its final day, Riot Fest on its finale for this year’s festival. The day’s lineup kicked off fun with the likes of Frank Iero and the Future Violents and Village People, and stayed strong throughout the remainder of the afternoon with the likes Continue Reading

Riot Fest at a Glance: Saturday

Saturday, oh, Saturday! The fest was in full swing, everyone knew the drill – sort out set times, coordinate when to buy food, talk themselves into and then out of and then into waiting for an hour to buy a Cheesie’s grilled cheese, the whole shtick. Saturday’s lineup was surreal, Continue Reading

Riot Fest at a Glance: Friday

Riot Fest’s Friday lineup was a smash from beginning to end. With a wildly large crowd, an expansive lineup, and perfect weather, the day could not have gone better. Relive it with our Riot Fest Friday playlist on Spotify, and check out photos below of everyone from Anti-Flag to Dashboard Continue Reading